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"There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can circumvent or hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul."
--Ella Wheeler Wilcox
"You may be the boss, but you're only as good as the people who work for you."
--Rear Adm. William Leahy
"Any organization will be only as successful as those at the bottom are willing to make it."
--Gen. Bill Creech
"The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place."
--George Bernard Shaw
"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power."
--Abraham Lincoln
"It is the nature of man to rise to greatness if greatness is expected of him."
--John Steinbeck
"When things go wrong in your command, start searching for the reason in increasingly large circles around your own desk."
--Gen. Bruce Clarke
"The deepest principle of human nature is the craving to be appreciated."
--William James
"To complaints of a job poorly done, one often hears the excuse, 'I am not responsible.' I believe that is literally correct. The man who takes such a stand in fact is not responsible; he is irresponsible."
--Admiral Hyman G. Rickover
Effective leadership in the government context is as challenging as it is important. The fact that it is hard does not diminish our responsibility to learn how to lead well.
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